Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Snowmageddon




We are into the Snowmageddon.  As you know it never snows in the midwest, so when it snows we must go into panic mode.  But actually, this one time there is a lot of snow!  Above my Lovely Wife is snowshoeing to create paths for our dog.  The shallowest spots are over his head.  Normally we get much less snow then forecast, but not this time!
Here is a picture (sorry for the quality but it was still snowing) of my LW next to a huge snow drift at our house.



Free snow. Shovel all you want! (Put on a miniature snow shovel or a yard sign.)
Free Snowmen. Some assembly required.
Life is like a blanket of snow. Be careful how you step on it. Every step will show! 

Winter is the time of promise because there is so little to do – or because you can now and then permit yourself the luxury of thinking so. - Stanley Crawford

Snowflakes are one of nature’s most fragile things, but just look what they do when they stick together. - Verna M. Kelly

The problem with winter sports is that – follow me closely here – they generally take place in winter. - Dave Barry

To shorten winter, borrow some money due in spring.  - W.J. Vogel

“Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.”   Bill Watterson

Snow and adolescence are the only problems that disappear if you ignore them long enough.”  Earl Wilson

snow(n)  1 atmospheric water vapor frozen into ice crystals and falling in light white flakes or lying on the ground as a white layer   2 something that resembles snow in color or texture, in particular
• a mass of flickering white spots on a television or radar screen, caused by interference or a poor signal.
• a dessert or other dish resembling snow : vanilla snow.
• [with adj. ] a frozen gas resembling snow
ORIGIN Old English snāw, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sneeuw and German Schnee, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin nix, niv- and Greek nipha.